Because you can put these probes anywhere to indicate the start and end of a operation, they can span multiple functions, or only a small fragment of a given function.

因为可以把这些探测放在任何地方以表示操作的开始和结束，所以它们可以跨多个函数，也可以只覆盖函数中的一小部分。

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He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.

他做了一个切除了囊肿的小手术。

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He died of a heart attack during a routine operation.

他在一次普通手术中死于心脏病。

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President Obama, at his first major press conference, called on a reporter for a Web-only operation, the Huffington Post.

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Why does agreement to a certain procedure, even a fair procedure, justify whatever result flows from the operation of that procedure?

为什么只要经过了特定程序，公平的程序，不管任何结果都可以视为正当呢？

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A low-level language, we used to call this assembly programming, you're down at the level of, your primitives are literally moving pieces of data from one location of memory to another, through a very simple operation.

一个低级的语言，我们曾经将其称为假设编程，你们只是处于用基本要素，把一些数据碎片,从记忆存储器的一个地方，通过简单的操作来转到另外一个地方。

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To what degree is the structure and the integrity of the well -- how can that -- can that sustain either assisting with a kill operation as it relates to the relief well, or can you try a separate kill operation using this cap and this blowout preventer?

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The options are to use a commercial operator, find a not-for-profit external operation, or keep it as a council operation.

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It also explains why Bank One set up Wingspan as a separate operation with a distinct brand.

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